Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue

The Forum for Political Dialogue met between 1996 and 1998 in Belfast as part of the negotiations that led to the Good Friday Agreement.

Labour Party

This is one of the 14 delegations in the convention, accounting for 8 of 164 people who took part.

Members (8):

Name Visualize Details Delegations
David Bleakley Visualize David Wylie Bleakley; CBE. Born 11 January 1925; died 26 June 2017. Labour Party MLA for East Belfast 1973-74. MP for Belfast Victoria, 1958-65. Delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks. Attended the Business Committee of the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue on behalf of Labour as a non-member. Labour Party (This negotiation)
Hugh Casey Visualize Hugh Casey; MBE. Born 24 May 1927; died 10 March 2013. Councillor on Craigavon Borough Council, 1989-1997. Member of SDLP until 1994. Labour delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks, and a member of the negotiating team. He was also a delegate to the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue as a top-up candidate. Labour Party (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) , Labour Party (This negotiation)
Malachi Curran Visualize Malachi Curran. Labour delegate to the 1996-1998 multi-party talks. Elected to Down District Council as a Labour Candidate, 1981-85. SDLP Councillor to Down District Council 1989-1993. Resigned from SDLP to stand as a Labour coalition candidate, 1996. Delegate to the Northern Ireland Forum for Political Dialogue as a top-up candidate. Labour Party (Northern Ireland All-Party Talks June 1996 - April 1998) , Labour Party (This negotiation)
P MacLennan Visualize Attendee of the Education Committee on behalf of Labour - non-member of the Forum Labour Party (This negotiation)
H McKee Visualize Attendee of the Health Committee on behalf of Labour - non-member of the Forum Labour Party (This negotiation)
P O'Connor Visualize Attendee of the Agriculture Committee on behalf of Labour - non-member of the Forum Labour Party (This negotiation)
C Rainey Visualize Attendee of the Parades committee on behalf of Labour - non-member of the Forum Labour Party (This negotiation)
Labour Representative Visualize Statements, decisions and papers attributed to the Alliance Party delegation. Labour Party (This negotiation)